We went to The Museum of Somerset for the first time in years. So wonderful to see so many of the women and goddesses from my books there, e.g. Sarah Biffin, Ada Lovelace, Minerva, Mary Bridge and Louie Hooper!

The staff were friendly and knowledgeable as always.

See On This Day in Somerset or Unsung Women in Somerset for more.

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✨ Happy St Elfleda’s Day! ✨

(The alternative date is 14th April.)

Did you know? Two miracles are associated with this 10th-century saint: 1️⃣ When a king visited Elfleda and she had no drinks for his men, she prayed—and turned water into mead so everyone could have a drink! 2️⃣ Want to know her second miracle? Check out “Unsung Women in Somerset” or “On This Day in Somerset” for the full story.

#History #Saints #Miracles #Somerset #womeninsomerset #womeninhistory #anglosaxon #histodon

📻 I was on BBC Somerset again today talking about On This Day in Somerset.

We chatted about a witch, a pilot and all sorts!

If you want to give it a listen, I come on around the 2:16 mark.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002kfz5

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The Bank of England has announced a redesign of our nation's banknotes and has invited the general public to suggest what could feature on them.

I've just posted to Medium my suggestions for women with a connection to Somerset. I came across them when researching for my books Unsung Women in Somerset & On This Day in Somerset.

https://helen-pugh.medium.com/suggestions-for-the-new-banknotes-64d2aeda7678

#qotd Who do you think deserves to be on a banknote in your country?

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👉 You can now pre-order On This Day in Somerset (A Calendar of Women) at https://books2read.com/somerset

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Also wondering...
Would you be interested in a large print version of On This Day in Somerset?

Today is St Elfleda's Day, a saint connected to Glastonbury. (It's sometimes given as 23rd Oct instead.)
She features in Unsung Women in Somerset as well as my upcoming book, On This Day in Somerset.

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Really enjoyed the exhibition on women in Somerset in WWII at the Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury. Useful for my research for On This Day in Somerset!

#qotd What was the last interesting place you visited?

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Frances Talbot, Countess of Morley wrote a poem on her journey from Longleat to Bath.

"The poem was the result of a breakfast row around 1820, where Lady Morley argued that writing rhyming verse was easy. She decided to prove her point by crafting a poem on her way to Bath, ensuring that every other line rhymed with Longleat."

https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/25022130.longleat-house-200-year-old-poem-unearthed-archive/

#Bath #Somerset #womenshistory #womeninhistory #womeninsomerset #histodon

Lovely to see my book on sale at Somerset Rural Life Museum 😍

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#qotd Have you heard of the other books around it?

👉 You can now pre-order the ebook of:

On This Day in Somerset (A Calendar of Women)

https://books2read.com/somerset

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